Wednesday, November 4, 2015

In the mid-2000s, Glenfiddich ran ads on NJ Transit suggesting that if you drank enough of their Scotch you could eventually differentiate subtle flavours like grapefruit and clover honey. We remember because when we tried our best and drank the Scotch, we never did find the honey that was promised even as the bottled piled up.

Maybe it was our youth, maybe it was our unrefined palates, maybe we had too much Milwaukee’s Best or maybe Hoagie Haven burnt out our delicate taste buds (SaltPeppaKetchup?). Whatever the reason, it’s time to give fancy Scotch another shot.

On Thursday, November 19th, we will host a whiskey tasting featuring some of the finest single malts available at the LCBO. And to guide us through the tasting we’ll have a former purchaser for the LCBO there to tell us if that sugary gasoline-like flavour is the honey-clover-grapefruit taste that we’ve been chasing all these years.

Whiskey and some light wines will be served along with some snacks and enough pizza to count as dinner.

The event is being hosted by Claire Gowdy ’07 and Sandy Gibson ‘06 at Sandy’s loft near Richmond and Brant.Please RSVP to Claire Gowdy ’07 at cgowdy@alumni.princeton.edu. As spaces are limited, we ask that you limit yourselves to bringing one guest only.

In the coming year, we hope to bring more events to Alumni in the Toronto Area. Please complete the survey at the link below to let us know what types of events would be most appealing to you:

https://alumnisurvey.formstack.com/forms/untitled_form_3The survey, created by alumnae Sadia Rahman '99, will be online until November 25, 2015. If you don't have time to complete the survey, but have any feedback for us, feel free to e-mail Belinda Schubert at schubert@alumni.princeton.edu.

This quarter’s all-Ivy+ pub night is planned by the Columbia Alumni Association of Toronto and the Harvard Club of Toronto, and includes alumni of Brown, Cambridge, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Oxford, Penn-Wharton, Princeton, Stanford and Yale.

DETAILS:Wednesday, October 216:00-9:00pmElephant & Castle (Back Room Bar; North End)212 King Street West(at Simcoe, just west of King & University; Subway: St. Andrew)Cash BarSpace is limited - register ASAP!

Monday, September 28, 2015

Dear Princeton Alumni, Family, and Friends,We hope everyone is enjoying the start of Fall.Two of your fellow Tigers have some exciting news. Timothy Hsia '06 and Stephen Hsia '08 (of Richmond, BC) are finalists in a national design contest hosted by the Royal Canadian Mint. The Mint is changing all coins in 2017, in time for Canada's 150th birthday. Tim and Stephen's designs were selected out of 10,000 submissions. But now it is up to the general public to vote online for the winners, and Tim and Stephen need your help.Would you consider taking a few seconds to help Tim and Stephen today?1. Go to Mint.ca/Canada1502. Vote for Tim's design "Dance of the Spirits" (under the category 'Our Wonders')3. Vote for Stephen's design "Confederation Bouquet" (under the category 'Our Character')4. Forward this email to your family and friends, and encourage them to vote more than once (Please do!). Voting ends October 9, 2015.For more information about Tim and Stephen's coin designs, please visit coinfederation.wordpress.com -- but don't forget to vote! It would be very exciting to have two Princetonians design Canada's coins in 2017, and Tim and Stephen want to thank everyone personally for all your help in advance.Kevin Yip '01

Friday, August 28, 2015

Dear Princeton Alumni, Parents and Friends:Please join us on Thursday, October 8, 2015 for our Annual Princeton Alumni Dinner. Professor Kinohi Nishikawa of the Department of English will give a talk entitled African American Literature by Design.To view Prof. Nishikawa's biography, go to hereLocationThe Roof SalonPark Hyatt Toronto4 Avenue Road Toronto, ON M5R 2E8 CanadaT: 416 926 2377parkhyatttoronto.comDetailsCocktails (cash bar) at 6:30 p.m.Dinner at 7:30 p.m.Cost: $40.00 per personPlease order tickets at: paac2015.eventbrite.caSubwayThe Park Hyatt can be reached from either St. George or Bay stations.ParkingEvent parking at the Hyatt costs $35.00 per vehicle, including taxes. Other local parking lots include:- 9 Bedford Road, which is north of Bloor Street, west of Avenue Road (cars only)- 148 Cumberland Street, which is north of Bloor Street, east of Avenue Road- 37 Yorkville Avenue, which is north of Bloor Street and east of Bay Street.If you prefer not to pay for tickets online, please RSVP by emailing Belinda Schubert at belinda.schubert@gmail.com indicating number of guests and dietary restrictions and please mail your cheques, payable to PAAC, to Belinda Schubert, c/o Nixon, Fleet & Poole LLP, 2 Bloor Street West, Suite 1505, Toronto, ON M4W 3E2

Saturday, May 30, 2015

To Princeton Toronto Alumni, Family and Friends:The Princeton Alumni Association of Canada, Toronto Chapter invites you, your families and your guests to join us for our annual summer barbecue at the Ward’s Island Association Clubhouse on Wednesday, July 8, 2015. Please RSVP by registering at the link below.

For ease of reference, here are the details for the event:

Where to Meet: At the Ward’s Island ferry sign, Toronto Island Ferry Docks, at the foot of Bay Street at Queens Quay, just west of the Westin Harbour Castle hotel.

When to Meet: In time for the 6:15pm Ferry - a 6:00pm arrival should give you ample time to buy tickets and find us in front of the Ward’s Island Ferry sign. There are also 7:00pm and 7:45pm ferries, for those who wish to come later.

Parking is available 1 block north at Lakeshore and Bay, 1 block west on Queens Quay between Bay and York, 1 block east opposite Toronto Star building.TTC users can take the Harbourfront line to the Queen’s Quay stop. The Harbourfront line can be boarded from within Union Station by taking the stairs from track level that show access to the streetcar line.

Returning to the Mainland: Ferries from Ward’s Island to Toronto depart at 8:00pm, 8:45pm, 9:30pm, 10:15pm and 11:30pm. Tickets purchased to get to the island include a return to the mainland.

Saturday, April 4, 2015

Please join us on Saturday, April 18, 2015 from 1:00 to 4:00 for our annual Spring Reception to meet and welcome the newly admitted students from our area, and their families. We are excited to have guest speaker Professor Joshua Katz of the Department of Classics at Princeton University. The title for his talk will be “Language on the Verge,” which will take up some themes in two of his popular classes, “Wordplay: A Wry Plod from Babel to Scrabble” and “Imagined Languages.”

This year we are inviting potential Class of '19 students who have been offered admission but may not necessarily have confirmed acceptance. Accordingly, this reception is an opportunity for us to assist the students to make this important decision by putting on the Tiger charm.

Wednesday, January 21, 2015

On Tuesday, March 3, the Princeton Alumni Association of Canada, Toronto Chapter will be one of many regional associations hosting a local, in‐person, networking event as part of “Princeton Global NetNight 2015."

This year, the Alumni Council Committee on Careers has partnered with the Office of Career Services and Princeton’s new Executive Director of Career Services Pulin Sanghvi for the 5th Annual Global NetNight.

Using concepts from their Career and Life Vision program, Pulin and his team have provided video segments and small group interactive exercises designed to help you discover new insights about yourself and what matters most to you. This is the same program that was launched on campus in January 2014, and has already reached hundreds of students and alumni.

You will leave Global NetNight with a new understanding of yourself and inspiration to follow the path most consistent with your unique vision of a happy and meaningful life.

Don’t miss this opportunity to connect in person with local Princetonians who want to further their career development and strengthen their networks.

The Harvard Club of Toronto in partnership with the Harvard Business School Club of Toronto, the Yale Club of Ontario, the Penn-Wharton Club of Toronto, the Princeton Alumni Association of Canada - Toronto Chapter, and the Oxford Cambridge Society of Toronto is pleased to invite its members to an All-Ivy-Plus Pub Night on Wednesday February 18 at Brassaii Restaurant and Lounge. A bit of warmth in the depths of winter at this upscale and fun location for a pub night, plus an opportunity to connect with alumni from other international universities.

DETAILS:

Wednesday, February 18, 2015

6:00-8:00 pm

Brassaii Restaurant and Lounge

461 King Street West

(just west of King & Spadina)

REGISTRATION: is free but kindly let us know you are coming by emailing Kevin Yip: kevinyip@alumni.princeton.edu

Thursday, November 6, 2014

I'll be doing a reading and discussion in Toronto Sunday, Nov. 16, for my novel A Replacement Life, which was on the cover of The New York Times Book Review (a rave!) when it was published by HarperCollins in June. It was also reviewed in the daily Times (also thumbs up) and many other places, including the Wall Street Journal, NPR, Newsweek, NBC, The New Yorker, etc; there was also a profile in PAW over the summer. Incredibly, all the reviews have been exceedingly positive.

The novel is about a failed writer who starts forging Holocaust-restitution claims for old Russian Jews in Brooklyn -- which "came true," more or less as I imagined it, a year after I started writing. It's rich in discussion -- and debate -- topics, especially the distance between the law and justice, and the facts and the truth; how you honor people whose definition of honor is different; and how viable the American Dream remains for today's immigrants.